Castello di Sassari, Medieval castle in Sassari, Italy
The castle features a trapezoidal structure with five corner towers and one central tower on the facade, surrounded by deep defensive trenches.
Built around 1330 during Sassari's rebellions against Aragonese rule, the fortress served as a military garrison and headquarters of the Inquisition from 1563.
Archaeological excavations revealed medieval prisons with stone wall carvings, a flower-shaped stone fountain, and a historical majolica factory from the 1500s.
Visitors can explore the 16th-century bastion with its two-level corridors, glass-covered areas, and multiple entrance points throughout the structure.
Underground passages extend 150 meters beneath the castle, connecting to nearby buildings through a network of World War II air raid shelters.
Location: Sassari
Address: Piazza Castello
GPS coordinates: 40.72626,8.56277
Latest update: March 21, 2025 22:26
Cathedral of Sassari
397 m
Palazzo della Provincia
181 m
Palazzo Ducale
308 m
Santa Caterina
270 m
Teatro Civico
315 m
Walls of Sassari
377 m
Palazzo Giordano Apostoli
147 m
Pinacoteca Mus'a al Canopoleno
271 m
Museo della Brigata Sassari
64 m
Sassari Courthouse
376 m
Palazzo Manca di Usini
218 m
Museo dell'arte del novecento e del contemporaneo
292 m
Giardini pubblici di Sassari
372 m
Historical Museum of the Sassari Brigade
49 m
Archivio di Stato di Sassari
369 m
Museo diocesano
351 m
Rete metropolitana del Nord Sardegna
307 m
Beata Vergine del Carmelo
243 m
Barbican of the Aragonese castle
22 m
Casa Farris
277 m
Madonna del Rosario
81 m
Museo Palazzo di Città
322 m
Palazzo delle Poste e Telecomunicazioni
85 m
Collezione Sironi
367 m
Palazzo di San Saturnino
320 m
Palazzo Bozzo
168 m
Casa di re Enzo
299 m
Giardini Pubblici di Sassari
376 mReviews
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